Hi all,
Does anyone know if local councils in NSW, or an other government body, maintain a list or register of small public roads ?
I have read many threads on this website where there is some discussion about “public” or “private” access to a particular location and some issue about gates or restrictions on a road is mentioned. I am curious whether such debates might be settled or assisted by resort to some kind of official list of public roads in the relevant local government area, if such exists.
For example: recently, I was planning a walk in a location in regional NSW and I wanted to know if a minor road shown on maps between a major public road (linking two reasonably sized towns) and the northern boundary of the location-of-interest was a public road. I had to ask two government bodies: the local shire council and the government agency managing the location to get a clear answer. It turned out the road marked on maps was public along one half of its length and private for the remainder. I thought all this trouble might have been avoided if an accessible list of minor public roads existed, which I could consult at my leisure.
I thought someone with knowledge of public road maintenance in NSW might know if such documents exist or whether it is all a matter of different council practices and/or local knowledge.
Does anyone know ?